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Big Fat Display Sign font is ... ???
Posted by marian bantjes in
10 Mar 2009 — 4:07pm
10 Mar 2009 — 4:07pm
Hi kids,
I would have guessed this would be easy: something older, something readily available, but it's not any of the usual suspects. The closest I came to was Helv. Neue. Extra Bold Condensed, but still no cigar. It *could* be some custom thing made just for these placard signs ... whaddaya think? (and thanks!)
xo, marian
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10 Mar 2009 — 4:54pm
Propietary to the sign business, probably based on Helvetica.
- Lex
11 Mar 2009 — 7:10am
Alrighty then! Thanks ... I'll match it to my first guess.
-marian
11 Mar 2009 — 7:44am
There were a lot of Franklin Gothic-like sign painting styles around but lettering for signs often gets simplified for older plotters. The newer plotters are more able though.
Squooshing sometimes happens with adjustments to plotters to fit a certain space.
ChrisL
11 Mar 2009 — 8:45am
You know an economy is bad when Marian Bantjes goes into the sign business.
11 Mar 2009 — 8:57am
:-D
11 Mar 2009 — 11:56am
The sign business could use Marian in whatever state the economy resides.
ChrisL